...WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FORECAST MIDWEEK...

.HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING OVER THE REGION WILL BRING HOT AND
DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION MIDWEEK. LOCALLY HOTTER CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE
SPREADING ACROSS MOST URBAN AREAS BY THURSDAY. NEAR RECORD TO
RECORD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY FOR MANY AREAS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED
ILLNESS.

HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY, WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS
GENERALLY FORECAST IN THE 90S NEAR THE COAST AND BAY SHORELINE,
WITH SOME INTERIOR LOCATIONS GETTING INTO THE 95-102 F RANGE.
THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED
ILLNESS.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON THURSDAY FOR MOST URBAN LOCATIONS.
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 90S TO LOW 100S ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE
HOTTEST INLAND AREAS PUSHING TO THE MID 100S. NEAR RECORD TO
RECORD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.

* WHERE...MAJORITY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, SANTA CRUZ
MOUNTAINS, AND SALINAS VALLEY

* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE
TO HOT TEMPERATURES. PEOPLE MOST VULNERABLE INCLUDE THOSE WHO
SPEND EXTENDED PERIODS OUTDOORS, THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING,
YOUNG CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DOWNSLOPING NORTHERLY WINDS MAY EXACERBATE
TEMPERATURES FOR COMMUNITIES ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF ANY HIGHER
ELEVATIONS HILLS OR MOUNTAINS. A COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED AFTER
THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT
OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE
OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.
HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.

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